⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Made three threes to their nine
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Keith Bogans hit a layup
Q4 1:00 · CHA 100-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 4:35 · CHA 91-90 MIL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · CHA 98-97 MIL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · CHA 98-97 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:15 · CHA 12-25 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 3:27 · CHA 37-52 MIL
- Winner
Michael Redd hit a two point shot
Q4 0:46 · CHA 100-101 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
